Youssou N’Dour "7 Seconds" lyrics

7 Seconds

Boul ma sene, boul ma guiss madi re nga fokni maneKhamouma li neka thi sama souf ak thi guinawBeugouma kouma khol oaldine yaw li neka si yawMo ne si man, li ne si mane moye dilene diapale

Roughneck and rudeness,We should be using, on the ones who practice wicked charms

For the sword and the stoneBad to the boneBattle is not overEven when it's wonAnd when a child is born into this worldIt has no conceptOf the tone the skin is living in

It's not a secondBut 7 seconds awayJust as long as i stayI'll be waitingIt's not a second7 seconds awayJust as long as I stayI'll be waitingI'll be waitingI'll be waiting

J'assume les raisons qui nous poussent de changer tout,J'aimerais qu'on oublie leur couleur pour qu'ils esperentBeaucoup de sentiments de race qui font qu'ils desesperentJe veux les portes grandements ouvertes,Des amis pour parler de leur peine, de leur joiePour qu'ils leur filent des infos qui ne divisent pasChanger

7 seconds awayJust as long as I stayI'll be waitingIt's not a second7 seconds awayJust as long as I stay

I'll be waitingI'll be waitingI'll be waiting

And when a child is born into this worldIt has no conceptOf the tone the skin is living inAnd there's a million voicesAnd there's a million voicesTo tell you what she should be thinkingSo you better sober up for just a second

7 seconds awayJust as long as I stayI'll be waitingIt's not a second7 seconds awayJust as long as I stayI'll be waiting

It's not a second7 seconds awayJust as long as I stayI'll be waiting

7 Seconds

Don't see me from a distance, don't look at my smileAnd think that I don't know what's under and behind meIdon't want you to look at me and thinkWhat's in you is in me, what's in me is to help them

Roughneck and rudeness,We should be using, on the ones who practice wicked charmsFor the sword and the stoneBad to the boneBattle is not overEven when it's wonAnd when a child is born into this worldIt has no conceptOf the tone the skin is living in

(CHORUS)It's not a second, seven seconds awayJust as long as I stay, I'll be waitingIt's not a second, seven seconds awayJust as long as stay, I'll be waitingI'll be waiting,I'll be waiting

I assume the reasons that push us to changeI would like that they forget about their color,so that they can have hopeToo many views on race that make them desperateI like the doors wide openSo that friends can talk about their pain and their joyThen we can give them information, that will bring us all together

(CHORUS)It's not a second, seven seconds awayJust as long as I stay, I'll be waitingIt's not a second, seven seconds awayJust as long as I stay, I'll be waitingI'll be waiting,I'll be waiting

And when a child is born into this worldIt has no conceptOf the tone of the skin he's living inAnd there's a million voicesAnd there's a million voicesTo tell you what she should be thinkingSo you better sober up for just a second

Seven seconds awayJust as long as I stay, I'll be waitingIt's not a second, seven seconds awayJust as long as I stay, I'll be waitingIt's not a second, seven seconds awayJust as long as I stay, I'll be waitingIt's not a second, seven seconds awayJust as long as stay, I'll be waitingIt's not a second, seven seconds awayJust as long as I stay, I'll be waiting